MUS 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Cello Suites (Britten), Music For The Royal Fireworks, Opera Seria
17 Jan 2018
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More baroque instrumental & vocal music - 10/3. Key terms : instrumental music: minuet, sarabande, suite, gigue, binary form, trio. A grouping of misc. dances - all in the same key, last dance always fast. Usually stylized written for listening, not dancing, allow greater musical sophistication. Written for various performing forces, orchestra, chamber ensembles, solo harpsichord or flute. Each dance is characterized by - (1) specific dance steps (2) certain meter (3) distinct temp (4) unique rhythmic features. Binary form : two sections (a,b) - ends with strong cadence, each is repeated a a b b. Larger scale aba form - groups two shorter dances of same type (a) contrasting middle dance is the trio (b) Trio is softer and lighter than a dance - uses different melody and rhythms. George (something) handel, composed minuet from royal fireworks music - written to celebrate the end of the war of the austrian succession.
